Six women candidates for national deputy posts had participated in the 1999 elections in four districts as well as four indigenous women candidates for the Central American Parliament; four indigenous women had also been appointed to judicial posts.
Seis candidatas a puestos de diputadas nacionales participaron en las elecciones de 1999 en cuatro distritos, y cuatro mujeres indígenas presentaron sus candidaturas al Parlamento Centroamericano; además, cuatro mujeres indígenas han sido nombradas para puestos judiciales.